February 2010

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1 UNIT 6 - Energy and Life: Cellular Respiration Today’s Topics: s Intro to Unit 6 – Cellular Respiration  «QUIZ – Cellular Respiration Homework: s Look for New Calendar (THIS!) and the Outlines for UNIT 7! s Preview Ch. 10-2	2 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis EXIT EXAM – Sophomore Testing Today’s Topics: § Intro to Unit 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis § Genes and Chromosomes § The Cell Cycle Class Work & Homework: s Review Today’s Content; s Ch. 10-1 Vocabulary; s Ch. 10-1 Section Assessment; s Preview Chapter 10-2;	3 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis EXIT EXAM – Sophomore Testing Same agenda as Tuesday	4 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis Today’s Topics: § The Cell Cycle and Cell Division (Mitosis) Class Work & Homework: s Review Today’s Content;	5 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis Today’s Topics: § The Cell Cycle Completed Class Work & Homework: s Review Today’s Content; s Ch. 10-2 Vocabulary; s Ch. 10-2 Section Assessment;
8 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis Today’s Topics: s Meiosis – the formation of gametes	9 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis Meet in S1 Computer Lab! Today’s Topics: s Activity: Online Mitosis Review s Mitosis & meiosis Follow-Up: s Table and Graph for Online Mitosis; s CW – Worksheet Homework: s Ch. 10 Study Guide	10 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis «TEST – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis«	11 UNIT 7 – The Cell Cycle and Meiosis TEST CORRECTIONS ¼ point per question corrected – Must Write ENTIRE question and answer!	12 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics STUDENT APPRECIATION Make-Ups: Test Quiz HW/CW
15 OFF - HOLIDAY President’s Day!	16 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics Today’s Topics: s Gregor Mendel s His Experiment Part 1 s Mendel’s 2 Conclusions – So far… Follow-Up: s Assignment #1	17 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics Review (Assignment #1): s Gregor Mendel s His Experiment Part 1 & 2 s Mendel’s 2 Conclusions – So far… Today’s Topics: s Genes, Probability and the Punnett square Follow-Up: s Punnett Square Practice - ONLY DO MONOHYBRID CROSSES !!!	18 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics Review (Assignment #2): s Mendel’s Principles of Dominance and Segregation; s Probability and Punnett Squares Follow-Up: s Study Guides for Quiz o Ch. 11-1 o Ch. 11-2	19 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics µ QUIZ – Mendel’s First 2 Principles, & Probability/Punnett Squaresµ Review: s Study Guides for Quiz
22 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics MEET IN LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB! Lab: Online Mouse Genetics – One Trait Worksheet for Lab – Due Tomorrow! (MS Excel File) Bring Paper & Pencil too! Explore Learning Procedure Review & Enrichment – Do the Dihybrid Cross!	23 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics Due: s One-Trait Mouse Genetics Worksheet Review: s Review Mouse Genetics s Review the Principle of Independent Assortment Today’s Topics: s Gene Interactions Follow-Up: s Activity IV s Assignment #3 s X-Word s Vocabulary Scramble s Ch. 11 Study Guide	24 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s JEOPARDY!	25 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics Review For Test: s Mendel’s Experiment – 7 (8?) Traits = Genes, 2 Forms (Alleles) for each gene s Chemical Factors control Heredity = Genes s Mendel’s Principle of Dominance; s Mendel’s Principle of Segregation (of Alleles); s Mendel’s Principle of Independent Assortment (of Genes); s Beyond Mendel – Thomas Hunt Morgan s Gene Interactions § Incomplete Dominance § Codominance § Multiple Alleles § Polygenic Traits § Epistatic Genes	26 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics µ TEST – Mendelian Geneticsµ